On Ch 7 TV news, the claim was made that the Newcastle trams would use batteries to be “recharged at each stop”.
On Ch 2 TV news it was stated that the trams would use “on-board energy storage”
Noel Reed.
From:TramsDownUnder@... [mailto:TramsDownUnder@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 18 April 2017 4:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Newcastle light rail
On 18/04/17 15:51, 'Brian'bblunt@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> Andrew Constance has announced that Newcastle LR will be entirely APS
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> https://twitter.com/AndrewConstance/status/854156831823863808
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APS is propitiatory Alstom. CAF already have the vehicle supply contract.
Not going to happen.
CAF might do the hard sell on their ACR battery/capacitor system, who's
performance in Seville was distinctly underwhelming.
If Newcastle want trams that run at walking pace and no functional
air-conditioning system, go for it....
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Posted by: Matthew Geier matthew@...>